Spain's Telefonica Bets on Virtual Operators in Mexico

Company Expects to Host Virtual Mobile Network Operators in Mexico Next Year

By

Anthony Harrup

Dec. 17, 2013 8:08 pm ET

MEXICO CITY—Spanish phone company Telefonica SA expects to host a number of virtual mobile network operators in Mexico next year, including Virgin Mobile, as it seeks to take greater advantage of its network capacity in the country, a senior company official said Tuesday.

Telefónica Mexico's chief executive, Juan Abellan, told reporters that Virgin Mobile is expected to begin operations in Mexico in the second quarter of next year.